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by cbsmith 3856 days ago
> It still needs a 'real' OS (e.g. Linux) running as the Hypervisor.

It runs against hardware virtualization... I'm not sure I understand why it needs a "real" OS underneath. At least in theory it should be able to run on bare metal as long as you include logic for whatever device drivers you might need.

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Microkernel and RTOS work shows anything it needs can be about as tiny as itself. Tinier, actually, if it's a networked service with a single app running. It already has networking, needs a driver, a few special-purpose components... not much left to add.